exam iii

Dome of the Rock

Dome of the Rock designer

Umayyad Caliphate

Dome of the Rock place

Jerusalem

Dome of the Rock date

632–691 CE

Dome of the Rock significance

key architectural and spiritual landmark

Umayyad Mosque

Umayyad Mosque designer

Umayyad Caliphate

Umayyad Mosque place

Damascus, Syria

Umayyad Mosque date

ca. 706–715 CE

Umayyad Mosque significance

Early monumental mosque; established hypostyle plan.

Great Mosque of Córdoba

Great Mosque of Córdoba designer

Umayyad (Al

Great Mosque of Córdoba place

Córdoba, Spain

Great Mosque of Córdoba date

786 CE

Great Mosque of Córdoba significance

reflects cultural and artistic synthesis of islamic and local traditions

Mosque of Ibn Tulun

Mosque of Ibn Tulun designer

Abbasid

Mosque of Ibn Tulun place

Fustat (Cairo), Egypt

Mosque of Ibn Tulun date

879 CE

Mosque of Ibn Tulun significance

Early Egyptian mosque; spiral minaret.

Great Mosque of Djenné

Great Mosque of Djenné designer

Sudano

Great Mosque of Djenné place

Djenné, Mali

Great Mosque of Djenné date

13th century (rebuilt 1907)

Great Mosque of Djenné significance

blends islamic design with local materials and techniques

Bieta Giorgis

Bieta Giorgis designer

Ethiopian Christian (Zagwe)

Bieta Giorgis place

Lalibela, Ethiopia

Bieta Giorgis date

c. 1200 CE

Bieta Giorgis significance

monolithic masterpiece

Candi Bahal II

Candi Bahal II designer

Buddhist

Candi Bahal II place

Sumatra, Indonesia

Candi Bahal II date

11th–13th century

Candi Bahal II significance

religious sites in sacred spaces

Borobudur

Borobudur designer

Sailendra Dynasty (Buddhist)

Borobudur place

Java, Indonesia

Borobudur date

c. 800 CE

Borobudur significance

Mandala structure; path to enlightenment.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat designer/culture

Khmer

Angkor Wat place

Cambodia

Angkor Wat date

c. 1125 CE

Angkor Wat significance

largest religious monument designed to reflect the universe

Monastary of St. Gall plan

St. Gall plan designer

Carolingian

St. Gall plan place

Switzerland

St. Gall plan date

ca. 820–830 CE

St. Gall Plan significance

Ideal monastery layout; self

Sainte Foy

Sainte Foy designer

Medievel masons and master builders

Sainte Foy place

Conques, France

Sainte Foy date

ca. 1050–1130 CE

Sainte Foy significance

An important pilgrimage site known for its relics and architectural innovations during the Romanesque period.

Abbey Church

Abbey Church of St. Dennis designer

Abbot Surger

Abbey Church place

St. Dennis France

Abbey Church date

1137-1144 CE

Abbey Church of St. Dennis significance

birthplace of gothic architecture

Great Zimbabwe (“Great Palace”)

Great Zimbabwe designer

Ancestral Bantu people

Great Zimbabwe place

zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe time

c.1250 - 1450

Great Zimbabwe significance

largest pre-colonial stone complex in sub-saharan africa

Benin Palace

Benin Palace designer

edo people

Benin Palace place

Nigeria

Benin Palace time

13th century

Benin Palace significance

Administrative, political, and religious center of the Benin Kingdom

Dogon Villages

Dogon Villages designer

Dogon people

Dogon Villages place

Mali

Dogon Villages date

15th century

Dogon Villages significance

layout and building types reflect cosmology and hierarchy

Pueblo Bonito

Pueblo Bonito designer

Anasazi people

Pueblo Bonito place

Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

Pueblo Bonito date

920-1125 CE

Pueblo Bonito significance

communal structure serving as ceremonial, administrative, and trade hub for the ancestral Puebloan people.

Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde designer

Anasazi people

Mesa Verde place

Colorado

Mesa Verde dates

850-1300 CE

Mesa Verde significance

Puebloan structures built into canyon walls for defense and environmental shelter

Capitol of Tenochtitlán

Capitol of Tenochtitlán designer

Aztec people

Capitol of Tenochtitlán place

Mexico

Capitol of Tenochtitlán date

1325-1521

Capitol of Tenochtitlán significance

layout and engineering power reflecting cosmological and imperial power

Forbidden city (imperial palace)

Forbidden city (imperial palace) designer/culture

Ming Dynasty

Forbidden city place

Beijing, China

Forbidden city date

15th century

Forbidden city significance

A highly ordered imperial complex organized along a central axis, expressing political power, hierarchy, and cosmic order

Hall of Supreme Harmony

Hall of Supreme Harmony designer

under emperor yongle

Hall of Supreme Harmony place

China

Hall of Supreme Harmony significance

most important hall in the forbidden city, its scale and elevated stance symbolizing the emperors supreme cosmic authority

Katsura Imperial Village